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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jill Lawless

Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area

Britain Abortion Protests - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on Thursday, though it left a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law.

The law, which applies to England and Wales, bars protests within 150 meters (164 yards) of clinics. Scotland and Northern Ireland, which make their own health policies, recently enacted similar bans.

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